Software Developers Salary in the US
A software developers earns a national median of $135,980 a year (mean $148,100) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #51 of 825.
How much does a software developers earn in the US?
A software developers in the United States earns a median of $135,980 a year (mean $148,100), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 167% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,687,890 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-1252), ranked #51 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$135,980
per year
Mean
$148,100
per year
Employment
1,687,890
US workers
National rank
#51
of 825 by median
What a software developers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a software developers (SOC 15-1252) earns a median annual wage of $135,980 and a mean (average) of $148,100. The median is the midpoint — half of software developers earn more and half earn less — and is 167% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a software developers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for software developers is $135,980, and the mean (average) is $148,100. The median is the midpoint — half of software developers earn more and half earn less.
- How does software developers pay compare to the US average?
- At $135,980, a software developers earns 167% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many software developers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,687,890 software developers employed nationally (SOC 15-1252), across all industries.
- Where does this software developers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-1252. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-1252 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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